January 30 2024. Nelson parking problems and transportation alternatives. City raising meter rates.

LISTEN TO THE FULL SHOW HERE: Nelson is proposing an increase in parking meter fees. Co-Host Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition talks about the parking issue and about the other transportation choices that can relieve the parking and traffic congestion crunch. Councillor Leslie Payne talks about Nelson’s broader parking policy. Area resident … Continue reading January 30 2024. Nelson parking problems and transportation alternatives. City raising meter rates.

January 23, 2024. Nelson’s peak power during cold snap, and logging trucks rolling with trees from our backyard.

HIGH EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMPS CAN SAVE MONEY AND EMISSIONS. DO WE HAVE THE POWER? LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE JANUARY 23 SHOW HERE: Nelson Hydro’s manager Scott Spencer explains why we hit a new peak power record during the cold snap and why it’s going to cost us more. Can we switch to heat pumps? How much … Continue reading January 23, 2024. Nelson’s peak power during cold snap, and logging trucks rolling with trees from our backyard.

January 16, 2024. Taylor Bachrach takes train for Christmas. Train possibilities in Okanagan. Emission caps on oil and gas.

SMITHERS MP TAYLOR BACHRACH TOOK THE TRAIN HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE SHOW HERE: Skeena-Bulkley Valley Member of Parliament Taylor Bachrach is the NDP’s transportation critic and he decided to take the train home for Christmas to highlight the problems VIA Rail has getting delayed by priority for freight trains. He tells us … Continue reading January 16, 2024. Taylor Bachrach takes train for Christmas. Train possibilities in Okanagan. Emission caps on oil and gas.

January 9, 2023. McCrory Wild Horses book tops BC list. Climate Hub webinars coming up. BC seeks input on biodiversity plan.

LOCAL BEAR BIOLOGIST WAYNE MCCRORY TOPS BC BESTSELLER LIST. LISTEN ANYTIME TO THE JANUARY 9 SHOW HERE: Wayne McCrory tells us how he came to write his new book The Wild Horses of The Chilcotin which topped BC bestseller lists before Christmas. It’s an incredible biological story and Wayne is now a staunch defender of … Continue reading January 9, 2023. McCrory Wild Horses book tops BC list. Climate Hub webinars coming up. BC seeks input on biodiversity plan.

January 2, 2024. BCUC turns back Fortis’ Okanagan pipeline. Nanaimo sticks with zero emission home hearing. All about the methane gas.

EDMONTON JOURNAL HEADLINE ABOUT BIG OIL'S ATTACK ONNANAIMO PLAN TO PHASE OUT GAS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JAN 2 SHOW HERE: News came out just before Christmas that the BC Utilities Commission had turned back a Fortis BC proposal for a $350 million gas pipeline expansion in the Okanagan. The Commission said Fortis’ projections on the … Continue reading January 2, 2024. BCUC turns back Fortis’ Okanagan pipeline. Nanaimo sticks with zero emission home hearing. All about the methane gas.

December 19 2023. Tom Newell on priority issues facing the RDCK. Selkirk College student on local transportation alternatives. Velo Canada Bikes untangles funding for active transportation in Canada

COP28 ACTIVISTS DEMANDED REAL SWITCH OFF FOSSIL FUELS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD DECEMBER 19 2023 SHOW HERE: Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition co-hosts another transportation focused show. Tom Newell is the Regional District of the Central Kootenay for Area F, which is the North Shore from Crescent Beach to Bonnington. Transportation and climate … Continue reading December 19 2023. Tom Newell on priority issues facing the RDCK. Selkirk College student on local transportation alternatives. Velo Canada Bikes untangles funding for active transportation in Canada

December 12, 2023. Protecting Kootenay watersheds. Canada announces plan for oil industry emissions. BC CAN afford to spend more. Billions more.

ALBERTA NAMED FOSSIL OF THE DAY AT COP 28 IN DUBAI. PROVINCE GETS DISTINCTION USUALLY RESERVED FOR COUNTRIES. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD DECEMBER 12 2023 SHOW HERE: The West Kootenay Watershed Collaborative launched this past weekend in Nelson. Ramona Faust tells us about the launch and what the group is doing to protect precious natural local … Continue reading December 12, 2023. Protecting Kootenay watersheds. Canada announces plan for oil industry emissions. BC CAN afford to spend more. Billions more.

Dec. 5 2023. Teck sells Crowsnest coal mines. Province makes big conservation and land management announcements. Oil scandals plague COP 28.

TECK HAS SOLD ITS 5 HUGE COAL MINES IN THE CROWSNEST PASS AREA, AFTER INVESTING OVER A BILLION AND PAYING MILLIONS IN FINES OVER SELENIUM RUNOFF POLLUTION. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE DECEMBER 5 ECOCENTRIC HERE: US President Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau promised to deal with the selenium pollution in the Elk and Kootenay River … Continue reading Dec. 5 2023. Teck sells Crowsnest coal mines. Province makes big conservation and land management announcements. Oil scandals plague COP 28.

Nov. 28 2023. The joy of winter cycling. Win some studded tires.

This past Sunday, Nelson had it’s first Winter Cycling Expo. The City is giving away lots of winter cycling gear in a series of promotions of winter cycling. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD NOV 28 SHOW HERE: Cecilia Jaques the City’s Senior Climate & Energy Strategist talks about the winter cycling promotion, snow clearing, city cycling route progress … Continue reading Nov. 28 2023. The joy of winter cycling. Win some studded tires.

November 21 2023. Nelson Hydro rate increase. NDP Convention blocks debate on fracking, LNG. COP 28 kicks off November 30 in Dubai.

NELSON HYDRO POWERPLANT IS ON THE LEFT, HERE, THE SOUTH BANK OF THE KOOTENAY RIVER.FORTIS BC OWNS THE PLANT ON THE NORTH BANK, WHICH ALSO FEEDS NELSON'S GRID. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE NOVEMBER 21 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Nelson Hydro is looking for a rate increase of over 5%. We pay some of the lowest power rates in … Continue reading November 21 2023. Nelson Hydro rate increase. NDP Convention blocks debate on fracking, LNG. COP 28 kicks off November 30 in Dubai.